Judges 3
1. Now these are the nations which the LORD left * , to prove * Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known * all the wars of Canaan;
2. Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know * , to teach * them war, at the least such as before knew * nothing thereof;
3. Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt * in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in * of Hamath.
4. And they were to prove * Israel by them, to know * whether they would hearken * unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded * their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5. And the children of Israel dwelt * among the Canaanites, Hittites,and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites,and Jebusites:
6. And they took * their daughters to be their wives, and gave * their daughters to their sons, and served * their gods.
7. And the children of Israel did * evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat * the LORD their God, and served * Baalim and the groves.
8. Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot * against Israel, and he sold * them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served * Chushanrishathaim eight years.
9. And when the children of Israel cried * unto the LORD, the LORD raised up * a deliverer * to the children of Israel, who delivered * them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
10. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged * Israel, and went out * to war: and the LORD delivered * Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed * against Chushanrishathaim.
11. And the land had rest * forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died * .
12. And the children of Israel did * evil again * in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened * Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done * evil in the sight of the LORD.
13. And he gathered * unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went * and smote * Israel, and possessed * the city of palm trees * .
14. So the children of Israel served * Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15. But when the children of Israel cried * unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up * a deliverer * , Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent * a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
16. But Ehud made * him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird * it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
17. And he brought * the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
18. And when he had made an end * to offer * the present, he sent away * the people that bare * the present.
19. But he himself turned again * from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said * , I have a secret errand unto thee, O king:who said * , Keep silence * . And all that stood * by him went out * from him.
20. And Ehud came * unto him; and he was sitting * in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said * , I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose * out of his seat.
21. And Ehud put forth * his left hand, and took * the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust * it into his belly:
22. And the haft also went in * after the blade; and the fat closed * upon the blade, so that he could not draw * the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out * .
23. Then Ehud went forth * through the porch, and shut * the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked * them.
24. When he was gone out * , his servants came * ; and when they saw * that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked * , they said * , Surely he covereth * his feet in his summer chamber.
25. And they tarried * till they were ashamed * : and, behold, he opened * not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took * a key, and opened * them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down * dead * on the earth.
26. And Ehud escaped * while they tarried * , and passed beyond * the quarries, and escaped * unto Seirath.
27. And it came to pass, when he was come * , that he blew * a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down * with him from the mount, and he before them.
28. And he said * unto them, Follow * after me: for the LORD hath delivered * your enemies * the Moabites into your hand. And they went down * after him, and took * the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered * not a man to pass over * .
29. And they slew * of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped * not a man.
30. So Moab was subdued * that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest * fourscore years.
31. And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew * of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered * Israel.
